Rick's Fine '52

Not my cup of tea, in fact it ticks many of my 'oh dear' boxes, but it's rare, and has real provenance, and may be of interest to Rick fans, price also seems sensible? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-2001-RICKENBACKER-4003-S8-8-STRING-BASS-Reggie-Hamilton-Owned-/200939171731?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec8e86f93"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-2001-RICKENBACKER-4003-S8-8-STRING-BASS-Reggie-Hamilton-Owned-/200939171731?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec8e86f93[/url] Anyway, don't see many, so thought I'd share.

[size=5][sub]I would say, based on history, that its inevitable, at some point, that certain models will be more desirable than others. Take the '82 Fullertons, or even the '82 JV's for example. I would firstly choose a bass you can enjoy playing, that suits you, then choose something more limited than a 'regular' issue. A Custom Shop model would probably hold its value more than a standard, but will it increase? For example, a regular Custom Shop Relic has been around the £1500 mark S/H now, for the last 7 years, with a rarer, more limited version being around £2k. Thats probably more a sign of the economic climate though, than anything else, although 70's Fender basses have more than doubled in the same period. Tells a story i think. Are they better basses?, not for me, but you asked about investment.[/sub][/size]

Most of my basses have string thru body arrangements, the majority of which have always had flats, I've never had a problem with losing volume or tone on any string, and never had a string break, i mainly use LaBella, but have also used others without issue. I don't play particularly hard though, maybe that makes a difference?

All wrong!!